You have to give the man credit for seeing the obvious, sort of. However, I view "common sense conservatism" just like I view "common sense gun control"--it's a smokescreen designed to take in the gullible and wishful-thinkers."We increased the size of government in the false hope that we could bribe the public into keeping us in office," McCain said, adding Americans "still prefer common sense conservatism to the alternative."There's that "common sense thing again. I believe we're seeing the beginnings of McCains's campaign message.

"Common sense conservatives believe that the government that governs least governs best, that government should do only those things individuals cannot do for themselves and do them efficiently," he said.

Whoa, there! Now the wheels are off the tracks. Besides that "common sense" thing, we're changing the basic premise that conservatives have on government, in its Federal incarnation--that it should restrict itself to its clearly defined Constitutional role, and outside of that, leave us alone.

Further along, the article starts discussing the other potential Republican presidential hopeless hopefuls:

Public opinion polls show McCain and former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani, who already has formed an exploratory committee, are early leaders in a crowded field of potential Republican candidates.Other possible contenders include Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, New York Gov. George Pataki, former Bush cabinet member Tommy Thompson and Sens. Bill Frist of Tennessee and Sam Brownback of Kansas.

Those who have been out of power so long are planning on payback and a quick implementation of their destructive agenda. Those who are our enemies sense our weakness. Those who value freedom and love what our country once was worry and prepare.

I hope those of you who "sent a message" are really happy with yourselves.